Last Starting XI

About Ajax

AFC Ajax are a Dutch football club who feature in the Eredivisie. They are one of the most successful clubs in the Netherlands, winning the domestic title 34 times, as well as the European Cup/Champions League on four occasions. Ajax, also known as De Godenzonen, have established rivalries with Feyenoord and PSV, with their fixture against the former known as De Klassieker. Historically, their most famous and celebrated players are Johan Cruyff, Sjaak Swart, Patrick Kluivert, Piet Keizer, Frank Rijkaard, Marco van Basten, Jari Litmanen, Frank De Boer, Edwin van der Sar, and Edgar Davids. They have had two of the most famous managers of all time; Rinus Michels, who is credited with inventing the ‘Total Football’ playing style, and Cruyff, who would go on to manage Barcelona. Since 1996, their home has been the Amsterdam Arena, now known as the Johan Cruyff Arena, which has a capacity of nearly 55,000 spectators, and held the Champions League final in 1998.